schools
Students at Little Village Lawndale High School walk out against Vallas
April 1, 2023Students condemned the policies backed by Chicago mayoral candidate Paul Vallas.
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Parents, teachers, NAACP oppose Texas right-wing Gov. Abbott’s ‘hostile takeover’ of Houston schools
March 17, 2023Abbott has escalated his war against the people of color in his state’s largest city. But Houston’s Black and brown residents, led by its teachers union and the NAACP, are fighting back.
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30,000 L.A. school support staffers to strike; teachers refuse to cross picket line
March 17, 2023This majority-woman workforce—cafeteria workers, bus drivers, custodians, and special ed assistants—make an average of only $25,000 a year.
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Lunch ladies strike after Hastings, Minn., school board stonewalls contract negotiations
March 6, 2023Superintendent gets $35,000 raise; food service workers offered 35 cents.
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Pennsylvania’s method of funding schools ruled unconstitutional
February 24, 2023Court ruling is a landmark victory for the people of the state and their children.
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